{"product_id":"buying-selling-and-valuing-financial-practices-website-the-fp-transitions-m-a-guide-hardcover","title":"Buying, Selling, and Valuing Financial Practices, + Website: The FP Transitions M\u0026A Guide - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Grau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Authoritative M\u0026amp;A Guide for Financial Advisors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuying, Selling, \u0026amp; Valuing Financial Practices \u003c\/i\u003eshows you how to complete a sale or acquisition of a financial advisory practice and have both the buyer and seller walk away with the best possible terms. From the first pages of this unique book, buyers and sellers and merger partners will find detailed information that separately addresses each of their needs, issues and concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling author and industry influencer David Grau Sr. JD, this masterful guide takes you from the important basics of valuation to the finer points of deal structuring, due diligence, and legal matters, with a depth of coverage and strategic guidance that puts you in another league when you enter the M\u0026amp;A space. Complete with valuable tools, worksheets, and checklists on a companion website, no other resource enables you to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaster the concepts of value and valuation and take this issue \"off the table\" early in the negotiation process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUtilize advanced deal structuring techniques including seller and bank financing strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how to acquire a book, practice or business based on how it was built, and what it is capable of delivering in the years to come\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNavigate the complexities of this highly-regulated profession to achieve consistently great results whether buying, selling, or merging\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuying, Selling, \u0026amp; Valuing Financial Practices \u003c\/i\u003ewill ensure that you manage your M\u0026amp;A transaction properly and professionally, aided with the most powerful set of tools available anywhere in the industry, all designed to create a transaction where everyone wins--buyer, seller, and clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of this book is to help advisors understand how to sell what they've built to someone else for maximum value and at optimum tax rates. It is also written to help those on the other end of the deal, so that buyers may understand how to successfully complete an acquisition on the best possible terms, with minimum risk, while writing off the entire purchase price over time. These are not disparate goals; they are connected in every way and part of a win-win-win strategy that aligns the interests of the buyers, the sellers, and the clients who serve as judge and jury over the entire M\u0026amp;A process. This triple bottom line should be the ultimate goal of every transaction--for the good of this industry, its business owners, and the investing public. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a seller, you only have one chance to sell a practice you have spent a lifetime building. As a buyer, you're competing with numerous candidates, many with experience and greater resources. To succeed, you need to know more than the other side, and you need an experienced guide. \u003ci\u003eBuying, Selling \u0026amp; Valuing Financial Practices\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e complete guidebook for executing your transaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for sellers and buyers alike, this explicit and detailed road map from a pioneer in the financial advisory profession takes you through the entire process and fully prepares you to maximize your opportunities and avoid costly mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID GRAU SR., JD, \u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and president of FP Transitions, the preeminent consulting firm known as much for building sustainable businesses as selling or merging them at the end of a career. FP Transitions has valued over 8,000 financial services or advisory practices and businesses, and consulted on over 1,500 completed third-party transactions. Grau Sr. previously authored the bestselling \u003ci\u003eSuccession Planning for Financial Advisors: Building an Enduring Business, \u003c\/i\u003e also published by Wiley. He has written 90 nationally published articles, white papers, and manuals on complex succession strategies, equity management, business continuity, income-perpetuation plans, and mergers and acquisitions. Grau Sr. was named one of the most influential people in the profession in an industry survey by \u003ci\u003eFinancial Planning\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is a nationally recognized expert on succession planning and business-perpetuation strategies in the financial services industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478826479923,"sku":"9781119207375","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SXRNRHhvakZyc2pya1RnT0pESFE5Zz09.webp?v=1759661916","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/buying-selling-and-valuing-financial-practices-website-the-fp-transitions-m-a-guide-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}